Harrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships

Civil township

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 of Muskingum County

Muskingum County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,638 people in the township, 869 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Wayne Township
  Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,455 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Blue Rock Township
  Blue Rock Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Blue Rock Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 641 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Bloom Township, Morgan County
  Bloom Township, Morgan County, Ohio
  Bloom Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,015 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• York Township, Morgan County
  York Township, Morgan County, Ohio
  York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 958 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Brush Creek Township
  Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Brush Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,375 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west

The village of Philo

Philo, Ohio

Philo is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 769 at the 2000 census.Philo is the closest municipality to Blue Rock State Park.-Geography:Philo is located at ....

is located in northern Harrison Township.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.